Data & Analytics Manager

Wednesbury
5 days ago
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Data & Analytics Manager

Location: Southampton or Walsall (Hybrid, with UK travel as required)

Salary: £65,000 - £85,000 + Bonus + Benefits

Are you a data-driven leader with a passion for business intelligence, data strategy, and analytics? Do you want to work in a fast-paced environment where you can shape data-driven decision-making across a nationwide organisation?

We are hiring a Data & Analytics Manager to play a crucial role in developing and implementing data strategies, building data pipelines, and delivering insights that will drive business growth and operational efficiency. This is an opportunity to lead a growing data function in a well-established company that serves over 1,700 customers across the engineering, manufacturing, and distribution sectors.

What You'll Be Doing:

✅ Data Strategy & Governance - Define and implement a comprehensive data strategy, ensuring data quality, security, and compliance with GDPR & DPA 2018.
✅ Data Warehousing & Pipelines - Design, build, and maintain data warehouses, lakes, and ETL processes, consolidating data from disparate systems.
✅ Data Analysis & Business Intelligence - Conduct in-depth data analysis, build dashboards and reports (using Power BI, Tableau, Phocas), and provide insights that drive business performance.
✅ Decision Support & Stakeholder Engagement - Work closely with business leaders to translate data into actionable strategies, communicating insights to both technical and non-technical audiences.
✅ Leadership & Team Development - Mentor and guide junior analysts, build a high-performing data team, and stay ahead of industry trends in data and analytics.

What You Need to Succeed:

✔ 5+ years' experience in data analytics, business intelligence, or data science.
✔ Strong expertise in SQL, Python, and data visualisation tools (e.g., Phocas, Tableau, Power BI).
✔ Hands-on experience in data warehousing, ETL processes, and data modelling.
✔ Knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure preferred).
✔ Experience with machine learning techniques is a plus.
✔ Strong problem-solving, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
✔ A collaborative mindset-you'll be working across teams to drive a data-first culture.

What's in it for You?

🎯 Salary: £65,000 - £85,000 + Bonus (5-15% based on performance, uncapped for high achievers)
📍 Hybrid working - Based in Southampton or Walsall, with flexibility and UK travel as required
💡 Pension Contribution: Up to 6% matched by the company
🏆 Lifeworks Perks & Savings, Life Assurance & Death in Service Benefits
🚀 Professional Development & Certification Opportunities

📌 Click Apply Now to be considered for this exciting opportunity

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